We have been reflecting on the presence of Jesus in the Eucharist for past several Sundays. While we shared about the Eucharist especially that part of the Mass we call Holy Communion where we bless, break and share the Bread - the Body of Christ, we must not forget the equally important first part of the Mass - the Liturgy of the WORD. In the Liturgy of the Word, we are taken back in time when the Word of God is preached to the people. In the history of salvation, God "speaks and creates." For example, the beginning of the book of Genesis says, "Let there be light ... and there was light." God "speaks and creates." And all throughout the Old Testament, the people of Israel have known Yahweh through His powerful words. He is a God who was never seen but heard. And when His spoken words seem insufficient for the people to make covenant with Him, He put a human form in His words - The Word became flesh.

The Word lived among us and He still does - Jesus' Words are alive in the Holy Scriptures (the Bible), the Sacred Traditions of the Church and the Magisterium of the Church (or the teachings of the Church in simple term). Jesus speaks to us whenever we read or hear the Scriptures. Jesus speaks to us when we participate in the living traditions of the Church. Jesus speaks to us through the teaching authorities of the Church - the Pope, the bishops, the priests. And He speaks to us through one another. When we love one another, Jesus speaks. His words become alive in our lives.

Dear friends ... let us not be content of just hearing the Word of God, let us pray to the Holy Spirit so that we can listen with our hearts and act on it, hence become a doer of God's Word. This world has enough hearers and listeners, this world needs DOERS.